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MPEC 2007-V83 : 2007 VB138

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M.P.E.C. 2007-V83                                Issued 2007 Nov. 13, 00:33 UT

     The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual
         minor planets and routine data on comets.  They are published
   on behalf of Commission 20 of the International Astronomical Union by the
          Minor Planet Center, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory,
                          Cambridge, MA 02138, U.S.A.

             Prepared using the Tamkin Foundation Computer Network

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                                  2007 VB138

Observations:
     K07VD8B* C2007 11 09.37207 03 26 27.96 +29 00 10.5          20.1 V EV083G96
     K07VD8B  C2007 11 09.38001 03 26 17.77 +29 00 43.0          19.4 V EV083G96
     K07VD8B  C2007 11 09.38597 03 26 09.99 +29 01 06.8          20.1 V EV083G96
     K07VD8B  C2007 11 09.39191 03 26 02.25 +29 01 31.0          20.2 V EV083G96
     K07VD8B  C2007 11 09.41782 03 25 28.84 +29 03 14.1          21.1 V EV083G96
     K07VD8B  C2007 11 09.42064 03 25 25.06 +29 03 25.7          20.2 V EV083G96
     K07VD8B  C2007 11 09.42331 03 25 21.46 +29 03 36.7          20.3 V EV083G96
     K07VD8B  C2007 11 09.42606 03 25 17.94 +29 03 47.5          20.5 V EV083G96
     K07VD8B  C2007 11 10.21266903 07 59.82 +29 58 08.7          20.9 V EV083H55
     K07VD8B  C2007 11 10.21501703 07 56.35 +29 58 18.4          20.8 V EV083H55
     K07VD8B  C2007 11 10.21734403 07 52.88 +29 58 28.3          20.7 V EV083H55
     K07VD8B  C2007 11 10.44421 03 02 12.11 +30 13 24.4                 EV083G96
     K07VD8B  C2007 11 10.44520 03 02 10.65 +30 13 28.9          19.7 V EV083G96
     K07VD8B  C2007 11 10.44837 03 02 05.86 +30 13 40.2                 EV083G96
     K07VD8B  C2007 11 10.44925 03 02 04.48 +30 13 43.5          19.8 V EV083G96
     K07VD8B WC2007 11 11.08307 02 45 37.23 +30 52 35.2                 EV083J95
     K07VD8B  C2007 11 11.09553 02 45 16.06 +30 53 13.3          20.5 R EV083J95
     K07VD8B 5C2007 11 11.15428 02 43 54.61 +30 57 16.8          19.8 R EV083673
     K07VD8B 5C2007 11 11.15949 02 43 45.73 +30 57 36.6                 EV083673
     K07VD8B 5C2007 11 11.16558 02 43 35.34 +30 58 00.4                 EV083673
     K07VD8B 5C2007 11 11.17097 02 43 26.07 +30 58 21.0                 EV083673
     K07VD8B  C2007 11 11.32016 02 39 01.40 +31 07 14.7          20.6 R EV083651
     K07VD8B  C2007 11 11.32205 02 38 58.11 +31 07 21.4          20.3 R EV083651
     K07VD8B  C2007 11 11.32394 02 38 54.73 +31 07 28.2          20.3 R EV083651
     K07VD8B  C2007 11 12.01378 02 18 11.45 +31 39 32.6                 EV083J95
     K07VD8B  C2007 11 12.02155 02 17 56.27 +31 39 49.9                 EV083J95
     K07VD8B  C2007 11 12.02977 02 17 40.11 +31 40 08.1          20.3 R EV083J95

Observer details:
651 Grasslands Observatory, Tucson.  Observer J. E. McGaha.  0.62-m f/5.1
    reflector + CCD.
673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood.  Observer J. Young.  0.61-m f/16
    Cassegrain + CCD.
G96 Mt. Lemmon Survey.  Observer R. E. Hill.  Measurers E. C. Beshore,
    A. Boattini, G. J. Garradd, A. R. Gibbs, A. D. Grauer, R. E. Hill,
    R. A. Kowalski, S. M. Larson, R. H. McNaught.  1.5-m reflector + CCD.
H55 Astronomical Research Observatory, Charleston.  Observer R. Holmes.
    0.61-m f/4.0 astrograph + CCD.
J95 Great Shefford.  Observer P. Birtwhistle.  0.40-m f/6.0 Schmidt-Cassegrain
    + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2007 VB138                                               Earth MOID = 0.0241 AU
Epoch 2007 Oct. 27.0 TT = JDT 2454400.5                 MPC
M 211.26257              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   1.45211652     Peri.  161.46448     -0.91410387     +0.39925428
a   0.7723279      Node    42.28848     -0.38405541     -0.79651844
e   0.4311392      Incl.    6.03844     -0.13005983     -0.45404229
P   0.68           H   26.1           G   0.15           U   9
Residuals in seconds of arc
071109 G96  0.3-  0.2+    071110 H55  0.3+  0.0     071111 673  0.6-  0.5-
071109 G96  1.0+  0.4+    071110 H55  0.3+  0.3+    071111 673  0.4+  0.1-
071109 G96  0.2+  0.0     071110 G96  0.9-  1.1-    071111 673  0.5+  0.1-
071109 G96  0.3-  0.2+    071110 G96  0.2-  0.1-    071111 651  1.5-  0.9-
071109 G96  1.9+  0.3-    071110 G96  0.5+  0.0     071111 651  0.3-  0.2-
071109 G96  0.3+  0.1+    071110 G96  0.1+  0.2+    071111 651  0.2-  0.7+
071109 G96  1.6-  0.6+    071111 J95  0.5+  1.0+    071112 J95  0.3+  0.4+
071109 G96  1.0-  0.5+    071111 J95  0.1-  1.4-    071112 J95  0.4+  0.1+
071110 H55  0.1-  0.1-    071111 673  1.2-  0.2-    071112 J95  0.6-  0.1-

Ephemeris:
2007 VB138               a,e,i = 0.77, 0.43, 6                   q = 0.4393
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2007 11 06    04 18.57   +25 14.4    0.0673   1.053   155.6    22.8    21.4
2007 11 08    03 51.48   +27 23.9    0.0580   1.046   162.1    16.9    20.9
2007 11 10    03 12.94   +29 44.1    0.0498   1.039   166.8    12.6    20.4
2007 11 12    02 18.70   +31 40.1    0.0432   1.031   162.2    17.1    20.3
2007 11 14    01 07.99   +31 56.7    0.0392   1.023   148.3    30.6    20.4
2007 11 16    23 50.28   +29 21.1    0.0383   1.014   130.6    47.7    20.8
2007 11 18    22 41.41   +24 24.5    0.0408   1.005   113.2    64.6    21.5
2007 11 20    21 49.07   +18 56.6    0.0459   0.996    98.4    79.0    22.2
2007 11 22    21 11.48   +14 10.0    0.0530   0.986    86.5    90.4    22.9
2007 11 24    20 44.36   +10 21.0    0.0612   0.976    77.2    99.3    23.6
2007 11 26    20 24.22   +07 21.6    0.0702   0.965    69.6   106.5    24.2

Gareth V. Williams           (C) Copyright 2007 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2007-V83

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